App leads police to suspected iPad thief

A Nassau taxi driver was arrested Monday for allegedly failing to turn in an iPad that was left in his cab, and police say he

BETHPAGE - A Nassau taxi driver was arrested Monday for allegedly failing to turn in an iPad that was left in his cab, and police say he was tracked down by that very device.

The owner of the stolen iPad, Chris Mackrodt, says when he realized that he left the iPad in the cab, he called All Seasons Taxi in Bethpage, but was told that it hadn't been turned in. Luckily, he uploaded the "Find My iPhone" app just last month.

According to investigators, the app tracked the iPad to a Lindenhurst computer repair shop. Police say surveillance video showed the driver, Chris Stoyeck, at the store with the iPad Sunday.